For more than 100 years, international sport organizations have executed monopolistic power. Now, one has resurrected the founder of the modern Olympics to promote its controversial politics.
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Canada Soccer has the potential to model, both nationally and globally, the same standards of accountability and leadership excellence that are expected of national team athletes.
The prevalence of bullying in sports poses a threat to sport participation, demanding a proactive approach to address the issue.
We are witnessing an overdue shift towards normalizing male athletes seeking help and gradually speaking more openly and vulnerably about mental health.
Owen Farrell is part of a growing number of athletes speaking out about their wellbeing.
This is South Africa’s fifth semi-final at the tournament. Is 2023 the year they reach the finals and win?
The death of hockey player Adam Johnson calls for improvements in player safety and protective gear design.
David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.
Gender disparities in sport extend to injuries too. Female soccer players are at greater risk for ACL tears than males and it is clear immediate action is needed to address the non-biological factors for the injury.
While the 2023 Women’s World Cup might be the best yet for women in terms of investments and viewership, there is still room for improvement for the 2027 World Cup.
Athletics New Zealand joins a long list of sports bodies dealing with abuse of female athletes. But systemic reform is taking far too long.
As the rivalry between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf ends not with a bang, but with a merger, it’s clear both sides are far more interested in financial gain than issues of morality.
Research is showing that players can use mindfulness techniques to improve the mental resilience required to perform at the highest level.
Player wages and transfer fees make the headlines, but the wealth generated by the Premier League has also been spent behind the scenes.
Athletes from multiple NSO’s in Canada are rising up in hurt and anger to denounce toxic cultures and linking arms to demand a respectful, healthy and inclusive sport system for all.
This systematic devaluing of those most invested in the AFLW isn’t new. It’s time to ask if the AFL is up to the task of running AFLW.
Banning young athletes from the Olympics would mean we miss their spectacular performances, but considering all we know about overtraining, exploitation and abuse in sport, that might be OK.
What does it take to deliver a medal-winning performance in skeleton, which involves racing down a banked track faster than a car on a freeway, with your face mere centimetres from the ice?
A strong sport system allows for coordinated policy implementation, evaluation and outcomes related to health, citizenship and community development that are accessible and realized for all Canadians.
Simone Biles’ recent Olympics withdrawal is a reminder for all of us to balance our passions with our emotional well-being — as both work in unison.
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Senior Lecturer, First Year College, Victoria University
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Professor, Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University
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Honorary Professor and Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Coaching and Sports Performance, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior lecturer, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Business, UNSW-Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Sport, Health and Human Performance, University of Waikato
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Professor of Sports Science, Aarhus University
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Lecturer in Sport Policy and Development, Durham University
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Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
